Countdown Recap: Thursday 29 March 1990
Series 19, Semi Final 2
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C1: Elaine Newcombe, number 7 seed. From Bristol, mother of two, Owen and Jacqueline. Beat no 2 seed Joan Orchard 46-32. 5 wins, total 198, average 49.5.
C2: Michael Wareham, number 3 seed. Headmaster of New Park, Prep school in St Andrews, Fife. Beat Mark Cooper 42-34 in quarter final. 5 wins, 264 points, has the highest average of all the contestant with 52. Current Times crossword champion of Scotland which he has held on three other occasions and was 1986 British Champion.
DC: Bill Tidy (BT) and Simon Mason (from the Oxford University Press)
RW: Richard Whiteley
CV: Carol Voderman
Summary of game:
Round 1: D B T R U O A L E
Round 2: M R R T A I R C A
Round 3: X D S D E I U B I
Round 4: 565 (50 25 2 4 5 1)
Round 5: T V D E I R E L P
Round 6: T R P N O O Y Z E
Round 7: L L L A O S W G A
Round 8: 842 (100 5 10 7 6 2)
Round 9 (Conundrum): S C O T S G E N I
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Round 1: D B T R U O A L E
C1: TROUBLED (8)
C2: OBTRUDE (0)
DC: OBDURATE, LABOURED (8)
Score 08 - 00
Round 2: M R R T A I R C A
C1: ARIA (0)
C2: CARAT (5)
BT: TARMAC (6)
Originally SM disallows TARMAC because it has a capital letter.
After round 3 declares it OK having found an entry with a lowercase 'T'.
Score 08 - 05
Round 3: X D S D E I U B I
C1: BUSIED (0) (Declared 6 but not 'SIX'!!
C2: BUDDIES (7)
DC: BIDDIES (7)
Score 08 - 12
Round 4: 565 (50 25 2 4 5 1)
C1: 575 (0)
C2: 571 (5) 2 x 5 = 10. 10 + 1 = 11. 11 x 50 = 550. 550 + 25 - 4 = 571.
CV: 565: 50 + 4 = 54. 54 x 2 x 5 = 540. 540 + 25 = 565.
Score 08 - 17
BT draws his customary sketch and tells gag prior to the break.
Round 5: T V D E I R E L P
C1: DEPRIVE (7)
C2: REPLIED (7)
DC: REVILED (7)
Score 15 - 24
Round 6: T R P N O O Y Z E
C1: POETRY (0)
C2: ENTROPY (7)
Score 15 - 31
Round 7: L L L A O S W G A
C1: GALLOWS (7)
C2: GALLOWS (7)
BT: offers the non word NISSAN ?!
Score 22 - 38
Round 8: 842 (100 5 10 7 6 2)
C1: 824 (10) 10 - 7 = 3. 100 + 3 = 103. 6 + 2 = 8. 103 x 8 = 824.
C2: 823 (0)
Score 32 - 38
Round 9 (Conundrum): S C O T S G E N I
C2 buzzes on 5 seconds and correctly says: COSSETING.
Score 32 - 48
C2 qualifies for the final.
BT signs off with another sketch and gag.
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Mauro Pratesi
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Thursday 29 March 1990, Series 19, Semi Final 2
Moderator: James Robinson